Effects of a high semen-collection frequency on the quality of sperm from ejaculates and from six epididymal regions in boars

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2219-2232

  Pruneda, Anna ^a   Pinart, Elisabet ^a   Briz, M Dolors ^a   Sancho, Sílvia ^a   Garcia Gil, Núria ^a   Badia, Elena ^a   Kádár, Elisabeth ^a   Bassols, Judit ^a   Bussalleu, Eva ^a   Yeste, Marc ^a   Bonet, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boar; Collection frequency; Epididymis; Sperm motility; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 20144387046     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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